Jake Gyllenhaal Prepares For His ‘Prince’ly Duties
Well now … I guess now we know why Jake Gyllenhaal doesn’t have time to hang out with his buddies Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong here in SoCal these days … Jakey poo has been bizzy training in the UK for his upcoming role as Prince Dastan in his new movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (which is based on the video game of the same name). Here are a few pics of Jake as he practices his horseback riding skills somewhere in England earlier today:

I’m actually very surprised that Jake has to prepare at all for any role on horseback … did he forget all of his training from working on Brokeback Mountain with Heath Ledger? Tsk Tsk. Well, I suppose he didn’t have to wield a sword while riding on top of a horse (tho, if memory serves, he may have learned how to wield another kind of sword in those steamy tent scenes) so I guess some training is in order. Le sigh. I forgot how good Jake looks sitting atop a bucking bronco. I hope we get to see more training pictures of Jake over the coming weeks. Shirtless jousting, perhaps? ;) Just as long as he butches things up a bit …

… the limp-wristed look does nothing for him.
[Photo credit: Bauer-Griffin]
Tags: 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time', Jake Gyllenhaal



July 3rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Woah, hotiie McHottersons hair is gettin’ looo-o-ong. Me likes! :o)
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Hahaaaaaaaaaaaaa the wrist!
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:55 pm
AAADOOOOOORRRABLLEEEEEEEEEE!!!
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:26 pm
I love Jake but seriously The Prince Of Persia ?! He is not hot enough to play Prince Dastan…They could’ve cast that way better.
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:15 pm
I was just about to email this to you, Trent, after you were wondering what was keeping Jake from hanging with Lance & McCono-heyhey. I saw the links/pics via Laineygossip.com, who is, by the way, a horribly obnoxious name-dropping bitch. Mischa Barton did NOT break your arm, you clumsy twat! Stop trying to imply that she did! Ugh. I sometimes stray from the Pink for my gossip, but I always learn the error of my ways and come back :)
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:44 pm
yea, but jus look past the wrist at the flexing bicep. ^_^ tis nice.
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:39 pm
If jake hasn’t been riding since brokeback, he defo is going to need the retraining to get strong enough to ride for the hours of filming. the poor boy is gonna be soooorrree! :)
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:36 pm
HA,,so funny,,u da MAN trent
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:52 pm
i loves my jake but i hates the hair.
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Sorry, but I’m so NOT buying the Reese/Jake thing. He’s with Austin Nichols…
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Who care’s about the wrist? All I noticed in that pic was his hot chest!
July 4th, 2008 at 4:04 am
I’m sorry…but I just don’t understand why anyone finds this man sexy. He’s really kind of…geeky looking.
July 4th, 2008 at 5:55 am
Prince of Persia. I’m a fan of the PoP series, and I can’t see him in this movie. They could’ve gotten someone else, even a new comer. I’m confused.
July 4th, 2008 at 7:41 am
the limp wrist dose it all for me..
July 4th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Who the f**k is Austin Nichols, hope it’s not a guy!! You can’t go and dash my dreams like that.
July 4th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Austin Nichols is his boyfriend! Poor Reese, she’s such a hag, first she married Ryan Phillippe (who I have even slept with), now she’s Jake’s Beard!
July 4th, 2008 at 11:09 am
I saw Jake making out with a guy last month in the upstair’s vip room at east/west in weho! Reese must be a lezbian, cause this is two gay’s right in a row for her.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Looks like some one is trying to be me again. So sad you can’t match my fabulousness. There’s only one that can be as special as me.
Who Austin’s. He’s the hottie who’s been making Jake happy very very happy.
July 4th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Reese is in the UK with Jake and her kids, they are living in Notting Hill. Really nice, down to eqrth couple believe it or not. He’s taking the step daddy thing seriously.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Trying to be you?? Sorry to burst your bubble, didn’t even know u existed! LOL
July 6th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Jakey is nice eye candy, but it’s mostly about his confindence. He’s a sorta-cute guy, but wow, his confidence makes him way hotter! A note for all of you pro geeks out there! Okay, so I admit, he looks good in a pair of biking shorts too…